
RIFLES AND ACCESSORIES 

FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF 

WAR VETERANS 



Under the Act of February 10. 1920 
as amended by the Act of June 5, 1920 



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SPECIAL REGULATIONS NO. 110. 



WAR DEPARTMENT, 

Washington, March 23, 1922. 

The following law and regulations governing the issue of rifles and acces- 
sories and sale of ammunition to posts and camps of organizations of hon- 
orably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines are published for the infor- 
mation and guidance of all concerned, and supersede Special Regulations 
No. 110, dated July 21, 1920. 

[A. G. 470 (3-14-22).] 

By order of the Sechetaht of War: 

JOHN J. PERSHING, 

General of the Armiei, 

Chief of Staff. 
Official: 

P. 0. HARRIS, 

The Adjutant General. 

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OOCUMSNTS DIVISION 



RIFLES AND ACCESSORIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF 
WAR yJSXERANS. 



Paragraph. 

Act of Congress 1 

Kind of rifles to be Issued 2 

Accessories 3 

Sale of blank aiomunlf ion 4 

Applications, to whom submitted. .^iiu^iiA.i>ii&..,j.JiJi)tlii(i.i,. 5 

Bonds to be filed before issue ,^.:.,.;,.-.:.,..^:i^,^...^.., 6 

Supply of bond; form of bond, Issue 7 

Transportation. '. 8 

Care of rifles and accessories .:.....;,. 9 

Returned rifles and accessories to be inspected .iWii..fli»!i^ 10 

Rifles and accessories imfit for use ...;.:.. ..,....,..«^... , 11 

Accounting for property „ ,....,• '" ^? 

■Withdrawal of property .'. . . . . .-. ' 13 

Return of property 14 

Department or corps area ordnance officers, where locjited lo 

^' 1. Act of Congress. — ^Theactot Congress authorizing the issue of rifles 
aid accessories and sale of ammtmition is aa follows: 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re/presrntathes of the United Slates 
of Amenca in Congress asserable d * * * 

That the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of War to loan 
Army rifles to posts of the American Legion," approved February 10, 1920, 
be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: 

"Til at the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, iinder rules, limita- 
tions, and regulations to be prescribed by him, to loan obsolete or con- 
demned Army rifles, slings, and cartridge belts to posts or camps of organi- 
zations composed of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines, for 
use by them in connection with the funeral ceremonies of deceased soldiers, 
sailors, and marines, and for other post ceremonial purposes; and to sell 
such posts and camps blank animunition in suitable amounts for said rifles 
at coat price, plus cost of packing and transportation: Provided, however, 
That not to exceed ten such rifles shall he issued to any one post or camp." 
* • . .^. - * ■ ■ * * « 

Approved June 5, 1920. 

2. Kind of rifles to be issued. — The rifles to be issued under the pro- 
visions of this act of Congress are limited to the United States rifle, caliber 
.30, model of 1898, These arms will be issued on the basis of not to exceed 
10 to each post or camp, as required for funeral ceremonies for soldiers, 
sailors, and marines, and for other post or camp ceremonial purposes. 
I 3. Accessories. — The accessories to be issued with each rifle will be 
one gunsling, one cartridge belt, and one cleaning rod (sectional). There 
will also be issued with the 10 rifles and appendages one arm chest (capacity 
10 rifles). 

4. Sale of blank amiaunition. — Blank ammunition in the amounts 
required will be sold at cost price, plus cost of packing and transportation, 
upon application by the proper oflicei of the post or camp, approved by 



the State commander or other proper authority, and forwarded with certi- 
fied check or money order to the department or corps area ordnance officer, 
United States Army, under whose territorial jurisdiction the post or camp 
is located. The cost of this blank ammunition, as packed in original 
container, is $10 per thousand rounds, including packing. An additional 
charge for packing will be made in all cases where original containers 
must be broken, as follows: For lots from 100 to 300 rounds, 50 cents; for 
lota greater than 300 rounds, 75 cents. 

6. Applications, to whom submitted.— Each application for issue of 
rifles and accessories or sale of ammunition under the provisions of this act 
must have the approval of the State commander or other proper authority, 
insuring that the particular post or camp is a bona fide organization aa con- 
templated by the terms of the act, and should be forwarded to the depart- 
ment or corps area ordnance ofiicer. United States Army, under whose terri- 
torial jurisdiction the post or camp is located. Applications should state 
clearly the street and city address and nearest railroad station, and also 
whether shipment is to be made by freight or express collect. 

6. Bonds to be filed before issue.— Issue of the above property will 
be directed by the proper department or corps area ordnance ofiicer. United 
States Army, to the individual post or camp upon the filing of a bond by 
such organization, approved by the State commander or other proper 
authority, in the penal sum of the value of the property, and providing that 
said organization guarantees to take proper care of and safely keep and ac- 
count for the arms and accessories issued to it, and shall, when required by 
the Secretary of War, duly cause the return of said property in good order 
within 30 days to such arsenal or depot as the Secretary of War may designate 
to receive them. Should this bond be executed by an individual, such indi- 
vidual should be one of the executive committee of the requisitioning organ- 
ization who must submit his authority for so doing. The value of the prop- 
erty covered by the bond should include not only that of the immediate 
issue, but also such issues aa may be made at a later date, in order to have 
all Government property issued to an individual post or camp covered by a 
single bond. 

7. Supply of bond; form of bond, issue. — Upon the receipt of approved 
application for Government property as herein provided by the department 
or corps area ordnance ofiicer, United States Ai'my, he will supply the proper 
form of bond with full instructions as to its execution, and no issues will 
be made until the bond shall have been duly approved and accepted. 

Upon receipt of satisfactory and properly executed bond, the department 
or corps area ordnance officer -will direct shipment of the property from a 
designated establishment, and Avill notify the property officer charged with 
the storage and issue of quartermaster or ordnance property at the post 
where the headquarters of the department or corps area concerned are 
located (who is charged with property accountability for property issued 
under this act) of his action. The shipping establishment will prepare the 
required shipping tickets (see Special Regulations No. 120) and will forward 
them to the authorized representative of the post, requesting that receipt 
of the property be acknowledged by proper notation to that effect on the 
tickets, and that the tickets be then forwarded to the post ordnance officer 
(or post quartermaster officer) concerned. The latter will complete the 
shipping tickets and return them to the shipping establishment. 

8. Transportation. — ^The transportation of rifles, accessories, and am- 
munition from the Government arsenals or storage depots to such posts or 



camps and back to the Government arsenals or storage depots, must always 
be without expense to the United States Government. 

9. Care of rifles and accessories.— The posts and camps to which 
issues of rifles and accessories are made will be required to keep said 
property in like good and serviceable condition as when issued by the 
United States Government, and for this pm-pose necessary spare parts, 
implements and appendages will be sold to such posts and camps at cost 
price, plus cost of packing, upon application approved by the State com- 
mander or other proper authority to the department or corps area ordnance 
officer, United States Army, under whose territorial jurisdiction the post 

or camp is located. 

10. Returned rifles and accessories to be inspected.— When ntiea 
or accessories are returned to the Ordnance Department by any post or 
camp, they will be carefully examined when received at the Government 
arsenal, and if they are found imperfect or unserviceable by reason of 
carelessness or other causes than legitimate use in service, the cost of such 
repair shall be chargeable to said post or camp and payment thereof must 
be made to the United States Government. 

11. Rifles and accessories unfit for use.— When any rifles or acces- 
sories become unfit for further use, the executive officer of the post or camp 
will report the fact to the proper department or corps area ordnance officer, 
United States Army, who may authorize the shipment thereof to a Gov- 
ernment arsenal without expense to the United States Government. On 
reaching the arsenal the property will be inspected by an officer of the 
Ordnance Department, and if its condition is found to be due to ordinary 
incidents of service, such property may be replaced with serviceable 
property of like character; but if the condition is found to be due to care- 
lessness or other than legitimate causes, the extent of the damage or value 
of missing property' will be determined by the department or corps area 
ordnance officer, United States Army, who will requii-e payment by the 
responsible party under the bond before any new issues will be made. 

12. Accounting for property.— Property issued to posts composed of 
honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, or marines, in pursuance of the 
provisions of the act herein cited, will be held by such posts on memoran- 
dum receipt. The accountabUity for such property will be carried by the 
property officer charged with the storage and issue of quartermaster or ord- 
nance property, as the case may be, at the post or station at which the 
headquarters of the department or corps area are located. Physical 
inventories of the property so issued will be taken as required by Special 
Regulations No. 120. 

13. Withdrawal of property.— Failure on the part of any post or 
camp to comply with the foregoing regulations or with any others that 
may be prescribed by the Chief of Ordnance, United States Army, with 
the approval of the Secretary of War, for the care, preservation, or account- 
ability of any Government property issued to it by the Umted States 
Government, will be considered sufficient cause for the prompt ^vlth- 
drawal by the Secretary of War of all the Government property m its 

possession. . . , „ , •, ^ ^i 

14 Return of property.— If any orgamzation shall fail to cause the 
return of the Government property in its charge within BO days after 
demand made by the Secretary of War, the delinquency ^vlll be imme- 
diately referred to the Attorney General of the United States in order that 
the bond involved may forthwith be put in suit. 



16. Department or corps axea ordnance officers, where located. 

First Corps Area. — Headquarters, Army Base, Boston 9, Maes. Comprising 
the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Masaachueetts, Connecti- 
cut, and Rhode Island. 

Second Corps Area. — Headquarters, Governors Island, N. Y. Comprising 
the States of New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. 

Third Corps Area. — Headquarters, Fort Howard, Md. Comprising the 
States of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, and the District of 
Columbia. 

■ Fourth Corps jlrec— Headquarters, Fort McPherson, Ga. Comprising the 
States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, 
Alabama, Mississippi, and Lomsiana. 

Fifth Corps Area. — Headquarters, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Com- 
prising the States of Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. 

Sixth Corps Area. — Headquarters, 1819 West Pershing Road, Chicago, 
111. Comprising the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinoia. 

Sevmdh Corps Area. — Headquarters, Fort Crook, Nebr. Comprising the 
States of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Mis- 
souri, Kansas, and Arkansas. 

Eighth Corps Area. — Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Comprising 
the States of Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. 

Ninth Corps Area. — Headquarters, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. 
Comprising the States of Wa«Jbington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, 
California, Wyoming, and Utah. 

Hawaiian Department. — Headquarters, Honolulu, Hawaii. Comprising 
the Hawaiian Islands. 

Philippine Department. — Headquarters, Manila, P. I. Comprising th© 
Philippine Archipelago and troops in China. 

Panama Canal Department. — Headquarters, Corozal, Canal Zone. Com- 
prising the entire Canal Zone. 



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